Pedana
Pedana | |
|---|---|
  Pedana Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates:16°16′00″N81°10′00″E/ 16.2667°N 81.1667°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Krishna |
| Mandal | Pedana |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Chairman | BALLA GNANA LINGA JYOTHSNA RANI (YSR Congress Party) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.72 km2(8.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 30,721 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2(3,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30(IST) |
| PIN | 521 366 |
| Vehicle registration | AP 16 |
Pedanais amunicipalityand the headquarters ofPedana mandalunderMachilipatnam revenue divisionofKrishna districtof theIndianstate ofAndhra Pradesh.It is located at a distance of 8 km (5.0 mi) from the district headquarters,Machilipatnam.[5][6]
Geography
[edit]Pedana is located at16°16′00″N81°10′00″E/ 16.2667°N 81.1667°E.[7]It has an average elevation of 0.5 metres (3 feet).
Demographics
[edit]As of 2001[update]Indiacensus,[8]Pedana Municipality had a population of 30,835. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Pedana has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 66%, and female literacy is 54%. In Pedana, 12% of the population under 6 years of age. This municipality was constituted in 1985 with 17 revenue wards and 20 election wards. Now this municipality has 23 election wards.
Governance
[edit]Civic administration
Pedanamunicipalitywas formed in the year 1985. It is aIII–Grade Municipalitywith 23 wards and spread over an area of 20.72 km2(8.00 sq mi).[1]
Transport
[edit]The town is well connected to many towns and cities by means of rail and road transport. The town has a total road length of 76.12 km (47.30 mi).[9]NH 216passes through the town which connectsDigamarruandOngole.[10]Pedana railway stationis classified as aD–categorystations in theVijayawada railway divisionofSouth Coast Railway zone.[11]
Economy
[edit]Thehandloom weavingis one of the main occupations of the town. They also useKalamkaritechnique, a type of block printing using natural dyes onto cotton and Silk Fabric/Saree.[12]
Education
[edit]The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under theSchool Education Departmentof the state.[13][14]The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English, Telugu
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abc"Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs"(PDF).Directorate of Town and Country Planning.Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 28 January 2016.Retrieved29 January2016.
- ^"YSR Congress Claims Three Civic Chief Posts in Krishna".The New Indian Express.Machilipatnam. 4 July 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 13 July 2014.Retrieved17 July2015.
- ^"Census of India Search details".censusindia.gov.in.Retrieved10 May2015.
- ^"Statistical Abstract of Andhra Pradesh, 2015"(PDF).Directorate of Economics & Statistics.Government of Andhra Pradesh. p. 43. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 14 July 2019.Retrieved26 April2019.
- ^"Krishna District Mandals"(PDF).Census of India. pp. 513, 530.Retrieved18 July2015.
- ^"Administrative Setup".Krishna District Official Website.National Informatics Centre. Archived fromthe originalon 20 October 2014.Retrieved18 July2015.
- ^Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Pedana
- ^"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)".Census Commission of India. Archived fromthe originalon 16 June 2004.Retrieved1 November2008.
- ^"Details of Roads in Each ULB of Andhra Pradesh".Commissioner and Directorate of Municipal Administration.Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department - Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived fromthe originalon 1 August 2016.Retrieved28 March2017.
- ^"National Highways in A.P".AP Online Portal. Archived fromthe originalon 10 October 2013.Retrieved4 August2014.
- ^"Vijayawada Division - A Profile"(PDF).South Central Railway.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 28 January 2016.Retrieved19 January2016.
- ^Naga Sridhar, G (9 November 2015)."A port all at sea".The Hindu Business Line.G NAGA SRIDHAR. Archived fromthe originalon 9 April 2016.Retrieved11 December2015.
- ^"School Education Department"(PDF).School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 27 December 2015.Retrieved7 November2016.
- ^"The Department of School Education - Official AP State Government Portal | AP State Portal".www.ap.gov.in.Archived fromthe originalon 7 November 2016.Retrieved7 November2016.